vdo_start_operation(9)

💅 vdo_start_operation(9) — Kernel API Manual realness ✨

okay bestie, buckle up, this is vdo_start_operation from the kernel API manual and it's literally the "can we start this operation or nah" gatekeeper 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

vdo_start_operation — the function that attempts to start an operation, no cap 💖

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

int vdo_start_operation (struct admin_state *state , const struct
       admin_state_code *operation );

like, that's the whole signature, she's petite but she's powerful 🫶

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• state — the current admin state, aka the vibe check we're running this operation against 💅
• operation — the operation we're attempting to start, bestie. attempt is the key word here 👀

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🌈 RETURN 🌈

VDO_SUCCESS if the operation was started, VDO_INVALID_ADMIN_STATE if not 😭

so iconic: either it slays and returns VDO_SUCCESS, or it does not start and hands you back VDO_INVALID_ADMIN_STATE. those are the only two options, periodt 🎯

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

the whole friend group is here, fr fr 🔥

• Kernel file ./drivers/md/dm-vdo/admin-state.c and get_next_state(9)
• vdo_finish_operation(9)
• begin_operation(9)
• start_operation(9)
• check_code(9)
• assert_vdo_drain_operation(9)
• vdo_start_draining(9)
• vdo_finish_draining(9)
• vdo_finish_draining_with_result(9)
• vdo_assert_load_operation(9)
• vdo_start_loading(9)
• vdo_finish_loading(9)
• vdo_finish_loading_with_result(9)
• assert_vdo_resume_operation(9)
• vdo_start_resuming(9)
• vdo_finish_resuming(9)
• vdo_finish_resuming_with_result(9)
• vdo_resume_if_quiescent(9)
• vdo_start_operation_with_waiter(9)

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like and subscribe to admin-state.c in ./drivers/md/dm-vdo, she's the main character here 🧚

okay that's the page!! sourced from ./drivers/md/dm-vdo, dated October 2026, all about vdo_start_operation(9) — mwah, go start some operations responsibly 💜⭐